JAMES1@nuhub.acs.northeastern.EDU ("James E. Jones") (06/15/88)
It turns out that the same problem has existed in the music publishing industry for years. They have private organizations that collects royalties for the owners of music for a small fee. This works out well, because where the individual music writer would not find it cost effective to pursue illegal copiers in court, the organization would, since that is it's reason for being. An private company organized along those lines might to the trick. But like in music publishing and recording, the company can only effect large companies and bootleggers, not individuals (that make extra copies) or small companies. That's why there is such a big flap over the new Digital tape recording technology coming soon from Japan. James E. Jones, Jr. College of Engineering Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts 02115 CSNet: james@vaxe.coe.northeastern.edu ARPAnet: james@vaxe.coe.northeastern.edu@relay.cs.net BITnet: james@vaxe.coe.northeastern.edu@csnet-relay